Spectrum of challenges and opportunities for Jio chairman Akash Ambani

Reliance Jio, of which he took charge as chairman, is full of potential that is his to maximise

Akash Ambani’s first big job as he takes over as chairman of Reliance Jio, the group’s telecom arm, is a no-brainer — he has to get his company through the long-awaited 5G auctions that are a few weeks away. But his bigger job, analysts said, will be to lead the transformation of the telecom company into a tech giant, a process that is underway as it seeks to list in the US.

Insiders said there has been plenty of debate within the company’s top executives on the auction strategy. Now it seems the company will participate in the auction for 5G